Apache Struts: File upload component had a directory traversal vulnerability

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    "title": "Apache Struts: File upload component had a directory traversal vulnerability",
    "summary": "An attacker can manipulate file upload params to enable paths traversal and under some circumstances this can lead to uploading a malicious file which can be used to perform Remote Code Execution. Users are recommended to upgrade to versions Struts 2.5.33 or Struts 6.3.0.2 or greater to fix this issue.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:36.648188752Z",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 503985,
  "published_at": "2023-12-07T08:49:19.853+00:00"
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